Starting on Friday at 9 a.m. at Kirk House, the finals will challenge the students' ability to engage in intensive cross jurisdictional legal research in applying local Cayman law and practice and provide legal advice to five questions set by the CI Legal Department. Law School Director of Legal Studies Mitchell Davies explained that the questions cover Cayman Islands criminal law and practice, evidence, judicial review, family and immigration laws.

"Clinics require students to collaborate, which encourages team-building and professional interaction with individuals they have not previously met. Students also have the opportunity to develop their legal advocacy skills," he said.

The clinics can also be a source of timely legal research and analysis for the governmental agency setting the questions in the host country.

Every six months, participating schools rotate hosting the clinics which are organised by the American Caribbean Law Initiative ("ACLI". (Visit www.fcsl.edu/acli for more about the ACLI and the clinics.)